In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Turner as the first chief justice of the Territorial Supreme Court of Nevada, taking office in September of that year. Several years into his tenure, he was accused of "demanding payment from litigants for a favorable decision",[1] with these allegations being published in the local news in July 1864, leading to Turner's resignation (along with his fellow justices) the following month. He moved to San Francisco, California, where he "maintained a busy practice",[1] including several appearances before the Supreme Court of California.[1]
Turner committed suicide a hotel in San Francisco at the age of 56, "shooting himself in the head with his ivory-handled, five-shooter pistol".[1]
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^ abcdefPatricia D. Cafferata, "Nevada's Crooked Territorial Justices", Nevada Lawyer (October 2014), p. 6-7.
george, turner, nevada, judge, george, enoch, turner, december, 1828, august, 1885, justice, territorial, supreme, court, nevada, from, 1861, 1864, born, ohio, turner, studied, wesleyan, university, connecticut, read, with, ohio, attorney, gain, admission, 184. George Enoch Turner December 5 1828 August 1885 was a justice of the Territorial Supreme Court of Nevada from 1861 to 1864 1 Born in Ohio Turner studied at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and read law with an Ohio attorney to gain admission to the bar in 1849 In 1855 he was elected County Solicitor of Scioto County Ohio 1 In 1861 President Abraham Lincoln appointed Turner as the first chief justice of the Territorial Supreme Court of Nevada taking office in September of that year Several years into his tenure he was accused of demanding payment from litigants for a favorable decision 1 with these allegations being published in the local news in July 1864 leading to Turner s resignation along with his fellow justices the following month He moved to San Francisco California where he maintained a busy practice 1 including several appearances before the Supreme Court of California 1 Turner committed suicide a hotel in San Francisco at the age of 56 shooting himself in the head with his ivory handled five shooter pistol 1 References edit a b c d e f Patricia D Cafferata Nevada s Crooked Territorial Justices Nevada Lawyer October 2014 p 6 7 Political officesPreceded byNewly established court Chief Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court of Nevada1861 1864 Succeeded byCourt abolished due to statehood nbsp This biography of a state judge in Nevada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Turner Nevada judge amp oldid 1145520781, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
